Forest Lawn Cemetery, Memorial cemetery in Cathedral City, United States.
Forest Lawn Cemetery is a memorial cemetery and mausoleum in Cathedral City, United States, where groomed lawns alternate between covered structures and open burial sections. Flat grave markers rest at ground level in geometric rows, while raised mausoleums with crypts stand at several points across the property.
The site opened as Palm Springs Mortuary & Mausoleum before being renamed Forest Lawn Memorial Park in 2005, when it joined the Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries network. Its interments include actress Alice Faye (1915–1998), bandleader Phil Harris (1904–1995), singer Dinah Shore (1916–1994) and actress Jane Wyman (1917–2007). Rock Hudson (1925–1985) and George Nader (1921–2002) have cenotaphs here; their ashes were scattered at sea.
The name Sanctuary of Faith and Hope appears on red granite surfaces along interior walls where side-by-side crypts were designed for couples. The chapel shows simple interior furnishings with wooden benches used during memorial services.
The cemetery opens at 8 AM and closes at sunset, giving visitors daylight hours to walk through the different sections. The buildings with offices and chapels remain accessible on weekdays until 5 PM.
Rock Hudson's cenotaph stands here although his ashes were scattered at sea; George Nader's cenotaph is also marked here, with his ashes likewise scattered at sea. Composer Mack David was first interred here but was later moved to Mount Sinai because he was Jewish.
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